Just as current always passes through the circuit with the least resistance, when thinking, the brain will give priority to the thinking mode that consumes the least cognitive resources. In other words, the brain likes to take shortcuts.

Therefore, people tend to think only from their own perspective, which is called "self-centeredness". This is precisely because thinking from one's own point of view consumes less cognitive resources, while thinking from the perspective of others is a thing that consumes cognitive resources. There was once a psychological experiment in which the researchers asked the subjects to play a melody of music and predicted the possibility that others would hear it. Participants thought that about 50% people could hear it because the melody was familiar to them and very popular. Although the subjects were full of confidence, the experimental results surprised them: only 3% people recognized the music they had made.

Since it is difficult for the other person to judge your emotions from your point of view, it is a good choice to convey your emotions through expressions.

Vivid information is easier to understand.

Of course, some people may say that expressions can express emotions, and so can words. I can tell each other my current emotional situation in words. Of course, this expression is ok, but, first of all, it is not in line with our expression habits. Secondly, the information is easier to understand in the form of pictures. For example, people prefer the illustrated "Baidu experience" to the "Baidu knows" full of words.

Why are pictures easier to understand? This is because the brain consumes less cognitive resources when dealing with vivid and concrete information, but consumes a lot of cognitive resources when dealing with abstract information. This kind of information is obviously much more vivid than words.

In a psychological experiment, researchers asked participants to donate money to Save the Children. The first group tested with statistical information, such as: "The food shortage in Malawi affected more than 3 million children; About 3 million people in Zambia are facing famine; More than 1 1 10,000 people in Ethiopia are in urgent need of food aid. " The second group tried to look at the photos of poor children in Africa and his detailed introduction. The results show that the amount of money donated by the subjects in the second experiment is twice as much as that in the first experiment.

Pictures and specific descriptions make it easier for people to understand the current situation of poor children.

Online communication, only through words, we can't guarantee the other party to understand their intentions accurately. As a small portrait picture that conveys feelings, expressions can help the other person to quickly understand their emotions and correct their understanding of the text content, thus achieving the purpose of reducing communication costs and chatting happily.